Returning to School Following Sport-Related Concussion - 04/05/16
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Following sport-related concussion, the priorities for student athletes are return to school and extracurricular activities. Consensus-based practice recommendations emphasize rest and gradual resumption of activities. Specific evidence-based recommendations are not available. This article provides recommendations, strategies, and a general approach to the recovery process. Most youth recover clinically and return to their normal activities within the first month following injury. It is best to avoid prolonged time off from school and restrictions on social and recreational activities because these might result in adverse consequences, such as life stress, depression, and falling behind in school.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Keywords : Sports, Concussion, Mild traumatic brain injury, TBI, Youth, Pediatric
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Funding: G. Gioia notes that this article was supported in part by CDC Awards U17/CCU323352 and U49CE001385, and NIH Grants #M01RR020359 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and NIH #P30/HDO40677-07. |
Vol 27 - N° 2
P. 429-436 - Maggio 2016 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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